➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Senate Passes Bill Requiring U.S. Amateur Athletic Organizations to Report Sexual Abuse (Press release) Office of U.S. Senator for California Dianne Feinstein - November 14, 2017 The Senate today passed legislation led by Senators Dianne Feinstein … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Patchwork services fail youth aging out of foster care, national survey concludes Richmond Times-Dispatch - November 14, 2017 The research, conducted by the national nonprofit Child Trends at the request of the Children's Home Society of Virginia and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Domestic violence and child abuse: a lethal combination (Commentary) Child Welfare Monitor - November 14, 2017 The connection between domestic violence and child abuse is well-documented. Research suggests that "in an estimated 30 to 60 percent of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Monroe Co. budget plan for 2018 focuses on CPS staffing, heroin crisis: WHAM - November 14, 2017 The budget for Monroe County in 2018 has been released. Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo rolled out her priorities Tuesday morning at a news … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Union County Celebrates National Adoption Month (Press release) Union County Communications Office - November 14, 2017 November is National Adoption Month and the Union County Surrogate's Office is proud to celebrate "forever families" and seeks to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Iraq: 'Assassination of Childhood': Outcry in Iraq Over Proposals to Legalize Child Marriage Loop (Iraq) - November 04, 2017 Troops have only just liberated the final major ISIS stronghold, but now Iraq's parliament is voting on changes opponents say are … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Ethiopia: JRS inaugurates its Child Protection Centre Jesuit Refugee Service - November 06, 2017 Last week JRS officially inaugurated its Child Protection Centre in Addis Ababa. The centre is the first of its kind and has been operating since July. It … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: 'Living death': Study suggests having kids in foster care bad for mothers CBC News - November 04, 2017 A new study out of the University of Manitoba shows kids are not the only ones affected by the child welfare system - mothers of children who … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Minister Goodale issues new direction on keeping children out of Canada's immigration detention system and keeping families together (Press release) Canada Border Services Agency - November 06, 2017 The key objective of the Ministerial Direction … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Bulgaria: Migrants and Refugees - New Program for Unaccompanied Children SOS Children's Viliage Canada - November 06, 2017 SOS Children's Villages Bulgaria is launching an emergency program to care for unaccompanied children, becoming the sixth SOS … [Read more...]